![]() ![]() When a nimble Burman tripped me up on the football field and the referee (another Burman) looked the other way, the crowd yelled with hideous laughter. As a police officer I was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so. No one had the guts to raise a riot, but if a European woman went through the bazaars alone somebody would probably spit betel juice over her dress. I was sub-divisional police officer of the town, and in an aimless, petty kind of way anti-European feeling was very bitter. In Moulmein, in lower Burma, I was hated by large numbers of people – the only time in my life that I have been important enough for this to happen to me. The Orwell Foundation is an independent charity – please consider making a donation or becoming a Friend of the Foundation to help us maintain these resources for readers everywhere. This material remains under copyright in some jurisdictions, including the US, and is reproduced here with the kind permission of the Orwell Estate. We’re here to remind you that there are still so many good things happening in South Africa & we’ll leave you feeling a little more proudly South African.Home / Orwell / Essays and other works / Shooting an Elephant Shooting an Elephant ![]() Or watch an episode of Good Things TV below, a show created to offer South Africans balance in a world with what feels like constant bad news. In the Good Things Guy podcast, you’ll meet these everyday heroes & hear their incredible stories: He’s on a mission to change what the world pays attention to, and he truly believes that there’s good news all around us. Click the link below to listen to the Good Things Guy Podcast with Brent Lindeque – South Africa’s very own Good Things Guy. Have something to add to this story? Please share it in the comments or follow GoodThingsGuy on Facebook & Twitter to keep up to date with good news as it happens, or share your good news with us by clicking here. Download the Good Things Guy App now on Apple or Google. Sources: The Dash Poem (By Linda Ellis) Don’t ever miss the Good Things. Would you be proud of the things they say Kim Nicola Stephens' Hilarious Sunscreen Rewrite Illuminates South Africa's Resilience in 2024.He noted that first came the date of birth He referred to the dates on the tombstone Read the poem below: The Dash Poem (By Linda Ellis) The book captures and expands upon the theme of the original poem: It’s not your birth or death that matters most, but how you spend each passing year. ![]() The poem later became a book: The Dash – Making a Difference with Your Life and has now sold over one million copies. It has become an enduring phenomenon that touches hearts to this day. Messages came in from people around the world eager to tell Linda how her words had touched their hearts. ![]() When an announcer read ‘The Dash’ aloud on a syndicated radio program, it became an instant, meteoric success and set a new trajectory for the next 20+ years of her life. Global (07 March 2022) – Linda Ellis’ poem called ‘The Dash’ illustrates the importance of the ‘little line’ that is written between the date of a person’s birth and the date of their passing.Įllis started writing poems as a child, a talent inherited from her Irish grandmother. It’s not your birth or death that matters most, but how you spend each passing year. ![]()
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